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15859 (1996 GO18)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2015859
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 30 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .1326494488015774 2.9953e-08  
a 2.26735845989054 6.9913e-09 au
q 1.966594609950466 6.972e-08 au
i 4.573640357593545 3.8517e-06 deg
node 201.1443407322391 3.8397e-05 deg
peri 135.3293903573439 4.1043e-05 deg
M 330.7269775748753 1.4732e-05 deg
tp 2459301.901357728455
(2021-Mar-28.40135773)		 5.117e-05 TDB
period 1247.035179767173
3.41		 5.7678e-06
1.579e-08		 d
yr
n .2886847186357756 1.3352e-09 deg/d
Q 2.568122309830613 7.9187e-09 au
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1649  
   data-arc span      10917 days (29.89 yr)  
   first obs. used      1990-09-21  
   last obs. used      2020-08-11  
   planetary ephem.      DE441  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .50041  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2021-Apr-13 01:11:25  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .958688 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.78489 au 
 T_jup = 3.599 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 15.06   n/a E2021B10  

15859 (1996 GO18)          Discovered 1996-Apr-15 by Elst, E. W. at La Silla
Reference: 20000726/Numbers.arcLast Updated: 2004-04-19

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Alternate Designations
 1996 GO18 = 1990 SZ12 
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